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Short- and medium-term effects of three fire fighting chemicals on the properties of a burnt soil [An article from: Science of the Total Environment, The]

Short- and medium-term effects of three fire fighting chemicals on the properties of a burnt soil [An article from: Science of the Total Environment, The]Authors: A. Couto-Vazquez, S.J. Gonzalez-Prieto
Publisher: Elsevier
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The impact of three fire fighting chemicals (FFC) on 11 chemical soil properties and on soil recovery (0-2 cm depth) was evaluated 1, 30, 90 and 365 days after a prescribed fire. Five treatments were considered: unburnt soil (US) and burnt soil with 2 l m^-^2 of water alone (BS) or mixed with the foaming agent Auxquimica RFC-88 at 1% (BS+Fo), Firesorb at 1.5% (BS+Fi) and FR Cross ammonium polyphosphate at 20% (BS+Ap). At t=1 day, soil pH increases in the order US